#Thread (amber and Noah)

[lxvenderhxzehv]

Where: The bar

Who: Amber and Noah (@thirtecnth)

Noah had drank a bit too much and Amber could tell. She giggled a little and wrapped her arms around his waist "Baby, I think you might have hit your limit....why don't we get you some water..." She said with a concerned smile. She never wanted to overstep, but of course she was going to look after.

[thirtecnth]

@lxvenderhxzehv / closed starter / amber ryan setting: noah & amber's place

After the news, Noah was walked to his house by James, eyes on him since he couldn't be trusted. He hadn't talked much-- his brain was fried and simply didn't want work at all. He really hadn't known when the shift change occurred or what Amber might've known about what was going on... He was just simply there. Seething but blank. "He just put them in the ground," he said, swallowing hard. His knee bounced with anxiety. "Torn to pieces. With no stone, no flowers, just fucking earth."

[tarnishedxknight]

Noah ~ Available RP Verses

{out of dalmasca} Here are some specific verses for Noah so that muns of muses from Final Fantasy games, not from FF games, from the MCU, from other fandoms, etc. can get an idea of how they might interact with him. If you have any questions or would like to plot in a specific verse, let me know! =)

{ for the empire } ᵐᵃⁱⁿ ᵛᵉʳˢᵉ

This is canon Noah in Ivalice, likely in Archadia, but location will vary according to what part of the Final Fantasy XII timeline you want your muse to be in. This verse is for those who have Final Fantasy muses or want to place their muse inside the FFXII world. Your character would be native to some part of Ivalice or the same world at least, and would then encounter Noah. Plotting may be necessary to discuss the timeline and scenario that you may want. Your muse can get involved in the canon plot of FFXII if you like or we can discuss a unique plot for our muses to follow.

{ the darker corners of ivalice } ᵐᵃⁱⁿ ᵛᵉʳˢᵉ ⁻ ᵈᵃʳᵏ ᵉᵈⁱᵗⁱᵒⁿ      

(I am going to write up this verse in detail at some point because there are a lot of headcanons throughout the timeline of the game and the twins’ lives that need to be discussed. When I do,  I will place a link to it here. Until then, if you want to know more or have questions, you can always ask me!) This verse contains everything the main verse does, but then also includes a number of headcanons regarding Noah/Gabranth, his mother, his brother Basch, the Archadian empress, and Larsa Solidor that venture into very tragic and potentially triggering topics, including child abuse/endangerment, sexual abuse, psychological abuse, violent murder, and mental illness. So any threads with Noah that are in this verse or have this tag take those events into account. Most of this will likely not be described in detail, but it exists in the fleshed-out portions of Noah’s life that we didn’t get to see. The canon game was chopped up and had many plot holes and time gaps, so this verse fills in, fleshes out, adds headcanons, explains holes and gaps, and generally smooths out the plot to make much more sense, but with some darker themes in an attempt to make a more harshly realistic story for Basch and Noah.

{ twin judgement } ᵃʳᶜʰᵃᵈⁱᵃⁿ ᵛᵉʳˢᵉ

This verse follows basically the same trajectory for Noah as the dark verse, but in this verse Basch did not leave and go to Dalmasca. He went with Noah and their mother to Archadia, shouldered the burden of survival along with him, and became a Judge Magister as well. The twins are very much inseparable and emotionally co-dependent in this verse, having nearly identical sets of armor, heading the same Division together, and sharing quarters. Basch is highly protective of Noah, but also deeply emotionally attached to him, definitely in an unhealthy way, in that he clings to him as the last of his family. He is also poisoned with nethicite in this verse to the same degree Noah is, and his eyes are amber/orange/reflective too.

{ the two made one } ʳᵉᵛᵉⁿᵃⁿᵗ ˢᵒᵘˡ ᵛᵉʳˢᵉ

This directly follows from the dark verse, but then adds Noah becoming a nethicite ghost after he is killed by Vayne. Not only that, but he is attached to Basch, such that Basch experiences his memories and emotions at times. Twins, two halves of a single soul, made one by Noah’s death.

{ older than the history books } ʳᵉᵛᵉⁿᵃⁿᵗ ᵛᵉʳˢᵉ

This verse follows the plotline of Noah not being killed by Vayne at the end of the game, and living on as a revenant after technically dying once before at the Pharos. To others, he still looks like a 36 year-old man, but by modern day, he is more than five millennia old. He likely lives in a large city, but in a very small and humble apartment. This verse can overlap with his MCU verse if he involves himself with the Avengers.

{ unwilling avenger } ᵐᶜᵘ ᵛᵉʳˢᵉ

In this verse, Noah has been frozen in stasis by a nethicite explosion while fighting against the canon adventuring group of FFXII. He was found (likely by SHIELD or SWORD or some similar agency) in a modern day setting in the MCU, and much like Steve Rogers, he is a man out of time. This verse can also extend to Marvel in general, if you wanted Noah to join SHIELD, etc. as a specialized agent.

{ welcome to archadia } ᵐᵘˡᵗⁱᵛᵉʳˢᵉ ᶜʳᵒˢˢᵒᵛᵉʳ

This verse is essentially Noah’s main verse but incorporating the MCU concept of a multiverse. It can work for any muse not native to FFXII, not just MCU muses. Basically, the concept is that there are many different tangential timelines and verses in which there are different versions of characters, and sometimes… things get a little screwy and characters can – either intentionally or through some magical mishap – end up in other timelines/verses/worlds. So in this verse, your muse would end up in some part of Ivalice and encounter Noah. Again, this may require some plotting to figure out how and why your muse came to Ivalice and whether you want your muse to be thrown into the plot of FFXII or have their own unique plot.

{ what madness is this? } ᵐᵘˡᵗⁱᵛᵉʳˢᵉ ᶜʳᵒˢˢᵒᵛᵉʳ

This verse uses the same concept of a multiverse as the verse directly above this one, but where Noah ends up in your muse’s world instead of them ending up in his. Again, it would most likely occur through some magical mishap.

{ i’ve no right to be called by that name } ᵉᵖⁱˡᵒᵍᵘᵉ ᵛᵉʳˢᵉ

This verse takes place during the epilogue of the game, where Basch has taken Noah’s place as Judge Magister Gabranth. However, instead of doing so because Noah died of the wounds inflicted on him by Vayne, Basch does so because Noah is still recovering from wounds so dire that they render him unable to continue as a Judge Magister. Noah - for now he must fall back to being called by his given name - has been spirited away to Old Archades where both Basch and Larsa know where he is and make sure he is well cared for... perhaps by your muse?

{ beyond the veil } ᶠᵒʳᵗʳᵉˢˢ ᵛᵉʳˢᵉ

This verse incorporates the scrapped storyboards, setting, and timeline of Fortress, the canceled FFXII sequel. Any events that take place just before, during, or after the events of this would-be game are including in this verse. You can read more about Fortress and its story here. For Noah, this verse would likely go hand in hand with the verse “the two made one.”

[fcrtnite]

#FCRTNITE ... an independent highly selective low activity multi-muse ft. ORIGINAL CHARACTERS from various movies, tv shows, comics, & literature !! twenty-one+ to interact. heavy emphasis on nsfw, crime, & fantasy based threads. expect violence, drug use, gore, sexual themes, & other triggering content. written by skye ( 30+, she/her, pst ) est.  2023 ©

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blog roll ... ¹ frcshkills ² obxqveens ³ blccdsalt

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[frcshkills]

#FRCSHKILLS ... an independent highly selective low activity multi-muse ft. CANON CHARACTERS from various movies, tv shows, comics, + literature !! twenty-one+ to interact. heavy emphasis on nsfw, crime, slice of life, + fantasy based threads. expect violence, drug use, gore, sexual situations, + other triggering content. prev. vntagetee. written by skye ( 30+, she/her, pst ). est. 2023 ©

¹ muses. ² wanted plots. ³ wanted opposites. ⁴ starter calls. ⁵ opens. ⁶ meme tag. ⁷ pinterest boards. ⁸ mobile muses.

BLOG ROLL / FCRTNITE + OBXQVEENS + BLCCDSALT

before interacting.

this is an indie multimuse role play for canon characters only. my oc multi is fcrtnite, and my multi for outer banks muses is obxqveens.

i will not be interacting with anyone under the age of twenty-one for my own comfort. please don't follow me if this applies to you.

i use the beta editor for all posts and gifs or icons (or nothing, depending on what my writing partner are using). but all i care about is the quality of the writing tbh.

personal blogs: DO NOT like or reblog my starters. you will be blocked.

if you're involved in a lot of ooc drama or call outs, don't cut your posts, reblog and/or post ooc content instead of writing, reblog photos from me instead of the source, or are a shitty person in general (i.e. engage in homophobia, transphobia, fatphobia, racism, ect ect), i'll be blocking you. no exceptions.

all of my muses are multifandom, multiship, and i have no issue writing with oc's. all that i ask is that if your oc has a connection to my muse, message me to discuss.

this blog is medium/low activity. i have three other blogs that i dedicate time to, a full time remote job, and most importantly, because i have so many muses, i don't have muse for everyone 24/7. favoring certain muses isn't an attack on anyone. it's literally just me. so there might be times where it takes me awhile to reply. please be patient with me. i promise i'm not ignoring you.

feel free to shoot me a dm with ideas, plots, ect.! i'm super approachable and always up for that.

the easiest way to interact with me is to like one of my starter calls, send a meme, tag me in a random starter, or reply to an open. opens and memes never expire.

i'm a ship whore. if you ship it, i probably do to. having said that, i might not feel it, so no force shipping please.

my discord is available upon request for plotting, but i only use it for writing specific muses.

banned.

muses from euphoria ( excluding rue ), the idol, & thirteen reasons why. muses from the new scream movies ( 2011 - present ). ansel elgort, johnny depp, amber heard, armie hammer, jared leto, ashton kutcher, jennifer lawrence, amy schumer, mila kunis, noah schnapp, & anyone else that's highly problematic.

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[uncommunication]

The National UN Volunteers-India

Annual Day celebration

04 November 24

St. Mary's Academy, Meerut Cantt, Meerut

(The UN designated school in India)

Theme: Annual Day-'Footsteps of Grace: Divinity’s Spark' To Noah’s Ark”

The final traces of golden warmth were left by the sky, a canvas of lavender and amber. It was a moment of change, when the day gave way to the embrace of twilight and anticipation characterized the atmosphere. "Footsteps of Grace: Divinity's Spark to Noah's Ark," the next chapter in St. Mary's Academy's rich history, was ready to open.

November 4, 2023, marked not just a date on the almanac but a portal to enchantment. The atmosphere puzzling with the energy of infinite aspirations, set the stage for an extraordinary voyage. It was a night when the ordinary would transform into the extraordinary, and the air itself was magical.

The arrival of Chief Guest Justice Pankaj Mithal, Judge of the Supreme Court of India, our Guest of Honor Bro. Jerome Ellens, Provincial India & Ghana and other dignitaries at our event elevated the atmosphere to another dimension.

As the evening continued, the prayer wove blessings into the very fabric of reality. Each word, like the thread of grace, wove its way into our hearts. The Welcome Dance was a dynamic overture, transposing the audience into a captivating cultural epic. With captivating movements and beautifully choreographed steps, the dancers narrated how Lord Ganesh with his wit & dedication became the first God to be worshipped in any event.

The lighting of the lamp by our Chief Guest Justice Pankaj Mithal, Guest of Honor Rev. Bro. Jerome Ellens and Principal Rev. Bro. S. Edward Sebastian symbolized a luminous beginning, infusing the ceremony with wisdom and honour. Brother Principal's address resonated through St. Mary's Academy, leaving an indelible mark on hearts.

Through skillfully choreographed dances and a spectacular laser show, students of classes I-V depicted an epic story of a pirate bootlegger’s daughter who went on to become a scientist and launched Chandrayaan: a testament to the fact that anyone can achieve anything.

Marians then presented the school annual report, a culmination of our school’s achievements and milestones, which reflected the dedication of the entire Marian community. Another highlight of the evening was the performance of Noah's Ark, a theatrical masterpiece, written, directed, designed and choreographed completely by our innovative students and teachers of the middle and senior wing. Through captivating dance performances and engaging acting, the play delivered a touching message – even in the face of adversity, faith and unity can navigate the storms of life, leading to a brighter, renewed future for all.

The Chief Guest's address, a beacon of wisdom, made an enduring impression on the hearts of the audience. The memento presentations and tokens of gratitude to Justice Pankaj Mithal, Mrs. Anju Mithal (aunt of Justice Pankaj Mithal), Brother Jerome Ellens, and Mr. Yashmani (our Choreographer) were a heartfelt acknowledgment of their invaluable contributions.

The grand finale, a majestic performance by each and every member of the Marian family, was a fitting conclusion to an evening filled with brilliance and camaraderie. As the school song echoed through the grounds, pride and commitment radiated from every corner.

This night will forever be present in our memories, a reflection of the remarkable synergy that defines St. Mary's Academy

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[greg-ellis-receipts]

A Thread:

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Greg Ellis: Amber Heard's greatest achievement may be that she's helped ignite a [hashtag] Men Too Dialogue, not a [hashtag] Me Too Monologue.

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Greg Ellis, above a quote tweet by Noah Berlatsky: Note the (over) usage of the goto word ‘misogynist’ - such a tiresome lazy ad-hominem trope - simply because I was born male.

Isn’t it interesting that one singular sincere tweet - he calls it a ‘misogynistic pile on’ - causes such “In”credible ire in Noah and his ilk.

Noah Bertlasky's tweet, replying to Greg's first tweet: One thing you might want to discuss in that dialogue is whether massive misogynist pile ons in which people mock credible accounts of domestic abuse is actually helpful for male victims.

[kazuyumi1412]

[Previous Course]

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Little Chef

[Course 2]

As she combined the butter-flour mixture in the pan, Amber couldn’t help but think of Noah again. She never got an answer about what he was, and there were still so many questions that she had for him even before she accidentally scared him again.

‘Well, it’s not like I didn’t deserve it up to some point,’ she thought as she kept an eye on the roux forming in the pan. ‘I’m not going to be surprised if I don’t see him ever again after that little incident.’

She tried to keep her hopes up as best as she could as she made her cream stew. She’d already gotten everything else cooking in a pot on one of the back burners, so all she had left to do was make the béchamel sauce to combine it with. Having three or so pots on the stove seemed a bit hectic at first glance, but it wasn’t an unusual occurrence to her due to working in a restaurant. Amber slowly poured the heated milk into the roux once it was ready, making sure that it was fully combined before she added any more. She wasn’t going to make that mistake again.

“And…there,” she said to herself as she finished up. “Just need to add it to the stew.”

Amber grabbed a ladle from nearby, scooping some of the stew broth into the béchamel sauce before incorporating the sauce mixture back into the stew. She let it simmer a little bit longer before turning off the heat and letting it cool down a bit. Grabbing two small containers, she set them side-by-side and portioned out the stew, sealing the containers and putting them in her lunch bag afterwards.

‘I hope he likes it,” she thought.

She paused for a bit as she looked at her lunch bag. Amber fiddled with the zipper, thinking back…

“Be grateful that you get to eat on their dime. Otherwise, you wouldn’t get to eat at all!”

“A cheese sandwich again? You really can’t afford to get anything else, can you?”

She opened up her lunch bag again, staring at the two containers of cream stew.

“Eat your food, honey. People worked hard to get you this meal, and I’m sure that some people dream about being in your situation.”

Was it really alright for her to be enjoying a meal like that? If there were others that dreamed about being in her situation, then what made her so special to be there in the first place? Why her?

No, not the best time to contemplate why she’s there at that point in time. She needed to head to work.

Zipping up her lunch bag again, Amber got ready for work and headed out the door, lunch bag in hand.

Work was rather uneventful that day — well, as uneventful as working in a bustling restaurant kitchen could get — and Amber continued to do the finishing touches on her cleaning. She glanced over at the pantry’s lock, curious about how it’d been acting up prior to then. Walking up to it, she closely examined the lock.

Huh. Something’s inside of it.

She tried to shake whatever was inside out of the lock, but before she could do much of anything, she heard a noise coming from behind her.

“Noah?” Amber asked. “Is that you?”

“So you’re the one that made him fear for his life,” an unfamiliar voice chastised her. “Do you know how terrified we all were?”

“We all?” — she let go of the lock and looked around for the source of the voice — “So there are more of you? Whatever you are.”

“Don’t avoid the subject! Even if what Noah did was reckless as all get out, that’s no excuse for terrorizing him!”

“Look, I didn’t mean to scare him like that. Hell, we were both pretty terrified at the time. I thought I’d have to deal with another mouse infestation! I didn’t expect to see a little person-”

“Borrower,” They cut Amber off so quickly that she could barely process what they said.

“I’m sorry, what?”

“We’re not ‘little people’, even if we are small. We’re Borrowers.”

“Oh. Sorry about that.”

They didn’t reply for a bit. “Anyway, what do you want with Noah? You’ve already given him enough trouble.”

Amber rolled her eyes, quickly developing a snarky tone in her voice. “Well, sorry for wanting to make up for scaring the hell out of him. I thought that he’d appreciate something that wasn’t from the scrap pile.”

“We’re fine, thank you very much. We don’t need help from-” — they trailed off, and Amber could hear sounds coming from the direction of the dishwashing area — “Hey, get back here!”

Amber looked over towards the dish racks, seeing something climbing down from it. A spider? No, too big to be a spider, and if it was one, she’d have already gotten the broom and smacked it. She got a little closer, only to see Noah rappelling down from the rack. Unfortunately, she kind of spooked him in the process, as he lost his grip when he saw how close she was to him. Thankfully, Amber was able to catch him before he cracked his skull open like an egg.

“That was close,” she said, gently setting Noah down. “If I wasn’t fast enough… Well, let’s try not to think about that for now.” — she glanced up to where the hook attached to the rope was, which turned out to just be thread and a paper clip — “How long have you and that other guy been up there?”

“Just a few minutes,” Noah told her. “I wanted to see if anyone else was here.” — his voice reduced to a quiet mutter — “You said you wanted to see me again.”

She smiled a bit when she heard that. “I’m glad you kept your promise.” — she grabbed her lunch bag, which she had set aside earlier, and brought out the second container of cream stew — “I didn’t know if you’d like it or not, but I thought that some homemade stew would be better than just cheese and a cracker.”

His eyes seemed to sparkle when he saw the container, but quickly became nervous. “I-Is it alright? For me to have some?”

“Of course—!” — Amber quickly stopped herself, knowing that she was going to spook Noah if she kept being that loud — “I mean, of course you can. The same goes for your friend. I just need to warm it up first.”

“Like I was going to say, we don’t need help from human beans like you,” the other Borrower rudely told her. “We don’t need your charity.”

Amber tried so hard to contain her laughter, but it escaped in short, sporadic chuckles as she covered her mouth with one hand. Noah seemed puzzled, while Amber couldn’t tell what the other Borrower’s expression was like.

“It’s human beings, not human beans,” She corrected them through her giggle fit.

“Whatever!” they snapped back at her. “You’re still a human bean to me! And my mind’s not going to be changed about the charity either!”

“But she made it just for us, Cay,” Noah said, “and I know that you’re tired of eating scraps too.”

“Cay?” Amber asked, puzzled.

There wasn’t a reply from the other Borrower until they heard a rough sigh accompanied by quiet footsteps. They quickly slid down the rope that Noah had used earlier, slowing down just enough at the end to make as little noise as possible on the metal counter. They had a grey cloak that was similar to Noah’s, but it was a bit shorter on their body and had a hood sewn on it. The person hiding under the cloak, however, was a whole different story. They towered over Noah, though they were still only big enough to fit in Amber’s palm, and had piercing hazel eyes accompanying well-kept red hair. Even despite their size difference, Amber couldn’t help but feel unnerved when they glared at her.

“You better hope that I’m not going to regret revealing myself like this,” They told her.

“Anyway…um…this is my brother,” Noah introduced him. “His name’s Cain, but we all call him Cay.” — he turned to his brother — “And this is Amber. I forgot what the full thing was, but that’s what she asked me to call her.”

“It’s Ambrosia,” Amber noted. “So, is it just you two? Sibling-wise. I’m just curious.”

He looked over to his brother. “Well, there’s Able too, but he’s-”

“Sprained ankle,” Cain cut him off.

Amber winced. “Yikes. I hope he gets better.”

Cain let out a huff as he looked off to the side. In any case, Amber quickly went to reheat the stew that she had brought, getting the smallest spoons that she could for the two Borrowers, which happened to be the quarter teaspoons. She set the spoons next to them and presented the stew, with it still steaming a bit from reheating it.

“Careful,” she warned them beforehand, “it’s pretty hot.”

Both Cain and Noah were hesitant at first, but they eventually took a slight bit of the stew and tasted it. While Noah’s delighted reaction was plastered all over his face, Cain looked extremely neutral.

“So…?” Amber slowly asked them. “You like it?”

“It’s amazing!” Noah beamed as he quickly took another spoonful and ate it. “I’ve never tasted anything like this before! The chunks are a little big, though.”

“I’ll try to break it up a bit more next time, but even I’ve got limits for how small I can cut things.” — she looked over at Cain, who still looked neutral — “Not even a reaction? Huh.”

Cain quickly looked her in the eyes. “If you’re trying to make me jealous of your cooking, then you’ve definitely succeeded,” he remarked.

Noah chuckled at his brother’s remark, and the two of them kept eating. Granted, there was enough stew there to feed the two of them for a few days straight, but that was probably because Amber didn’t have any smaller Tupperware to use. Either way, she was glad that they were eating something that she knew wasn’t from the scrap heap that normal people called the trash.

“You know,” she noted, “I could always teach you how to cook. Probably not gigantic meals like this,” — she paused for a second — “well, gigantic compared to you…but still something to eat.”

“Hold on, let me get this straight,” Cain said, seeming rather suspicious of her. “You, a human bean or whatever you’re called, want to teach Borrowers like us how to cook?” — Amber nodded her head, though this seemed to make him more suspicious — “You know that we’re not supposed to interact with each other, right?”

“Well, we’re doing it right now, you rule breaker. Doesn’t make much of a difference.” — Cain stopped in his tracks, knowing that she had a point — “Anyway, I’ve got to get going, and you two should too. You can pop by tomorrow if you want.”

“I’d rather not, with Noah already being in trouble and all.” — he glanced at his brother — “It’d be best if we lay low.”

Amber knew that Cain had a point, so she let them finish up before they ran off into hiding again. Taking the teaspoons and Tupperware, she made sure to clean them before returning them to their proper places, taking the Tupperware back with her as she thought of some new recipes.

[lxvenderhxzehv]

Where: Huntsville Lake

Who: Amber and Noah (@thirtecnth)

Amber walked around town holding her ice skates. She came up behind Noah and wrapped her arms around him "Hey there handsome" she teased. Taking one of his hands placing a gentle kiss to it. "Are you going to join me on the ice?" She looked up at him with a bright smile. "I'll catch you if you fall...."

[thirtecnth]

@lxvenderhxzehv / closed starter / amber ryan setting: the sasquatch

Noah hadn't seen Amber since everything had happened. Not on purpose, there had just been a lot of efforts to help clean up the town and he wanted to be a part of it. It kept him busy-- but strangely enough, he definitely missed the bar too. The bar and his fun banter with Amber... And maybe just Amber in general. All of the above.

So, he found himself headed there. He wasn't even scheduled, but he knew she'd be off soon. Some liquid courage would definitely help that situation. While her back was turned, he found his way to the bar top and carefully slid into one of the seats. "Excuse me, Miss," he called, leaning across the bar top to her. "What do I have to do to get a rum and coke around here?"

[tarnishedxknight]

Meta Topic: Noah’s Chronic Nethicite Poisoning

{out of dalmasca} I wanted to take the time to detail my interpretation of Noah with regard to the nethicite poisoning that he suffers from as a result of exposure in Landis as a youth. The majority of this information is headcanons, with a few bits of canon thrown in, but I always try to make things as realistic and believable in conjunction with canon as possible. Consider all of this information as true for Noah in his threads unless otherwise stated. Noah is... not a well man, heh. It’s actually amazing that he has been able to accomplish all that he has with the daily list of issues he faces.

{ PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS }

Amber eyes: The most immediately visible physical sign that Noah has nethicite poisoning is the fact that the irises of his eyes are an orange/amber color and they glow slightly. His eyes were naturally blue before being poisoned, the same as Basch’s, but because of his exposure during the fall of Landis, Mist has collected in his eyes, giving the appearance of amber eye color. And Mist, the magical fog-like substance that results from nethicite combustion, glows with an orange light, so that’s where it comes from. Noah’s eyes actually do glow in the dark. Faintly, but they do. I’ll go more into the magical symptoms Noah has a bit later.

Sterility: Something else I’ll continue to discuss in the “magical” section of symptoms is the fact that nethicite poisoning (supposedly) sterilized Noah. Nethicite poisoning and the effects of Mist on the body share many symptoms with radiation poisoning, for example hair falling out, shedding skin, teeth falling out, or becoming sterile. Nethicite will actually set off a Geiger counter in modern or MCU AUs, so who’s to say it does not share some of the same properties? Not everyone has the same symptoms and it depends upon duration and acuteness of exposure, but all these symptoms are possible. Noah... believed he was sterile, for he really should have been, only to father Larsa with Amoretta Solidor. 

Organ damage: Just like the symptoms of radiation poisoning mentioned above, nethicite poisoning can also result in organ damage. At any given time, Noah could have painful digestive issues, problems with his eyesight, muscle or bone aches, or he could suffer from respiratory ailments. Noah has a chronic cough, and it is not altogether uncommon for him to cough up small amounts of blood at times. The Mist in his body is constantly working to repair the damage to his organs even as it is also simultaneously causing it, leaving his body in a constant state of cycling health issues. For the most part, however, he gets by with his lung ailments. Actually, all that coughing over the years has resulted in him having an increased lung capacity.

Slower metabolism: Nethicite poisoning dramatically slows down the body’s metabolism. Because of this, Noah has a decreased need for food and water, something that has come in very handy for him over the years while training hard to rise to the level of Judge Magister, and while fighting in numerous wars and battles. When others have to stop for hydration or nutrition, he can keep going. Noah only needs to eat one large, decent meal every 2 days or so, and to drink water maybe once a day. He can eat and drink more, but he has to be careful not to gain weight too quickly, unless he’s trying to build muscle.

Chronic fatigue: The downside of having a slower metabolism is that Noah tires very easily. He’s overcome some of this with training and learning how to push through his fatigue to find his second, third, or tenth wind, heh, but it’s still a problem. He’s gotten very good at faking not seeming exhausted, tired, sleepy, dazed, etc., but he can only pretend for so long before he needs to rest. As a result, he needs about 10-12 hours of sleep a day to be perfectly rested as opposed to most other people needing about 6-8 hours. He... rarely ever gets that much sleep, though.

Fast “healing”: Mist is a very volatile, active, and seemingly almost curiously sentient medium. Whenever Noah becomes injured, the Mist inside his body will begin to repair him. But... it is an imperfect process. Imagine trying to repair a shattered ceramic item... with masking tape. Yeah, that’s not going to work very well, heh. The result is something that might be in the same shape and might hold together for some time, but its structural integrity will suffer and it can only handle so much stress before it’ll break again. The same is true when Noah is injured. The Mist will quickly do a half-assed job of “healing” him, and that might save his life by temporarily reforming organs and stopping blood flow, but he will need to rest to heal completely naturally or he’ll need potions, spells, or some other kind of magical help to fully heal his injuries.

{ MENTAL SYMPTOMS }

Increased risk of insanity long-term: It is canon that nethicite exposure negatively affects the brain/mind. Chronic sufferers may experience altered perception, delusions, hallucinations, paranoia, or a detachment from reality the longer their condition persists. I personally think that Noah was beginning to experience some of these symptoms by the end of the game.

Increased volatility and intensity of emotions: Nethicite poisoning takes emotions that are already there and amplifies them. It also causes extreme and frequent mood swings. Noah was already a very intense person to begin with, just by his own nature, and his condition doesn’t help matters any. He has the tendency to suddenly fly off the handle about something, which isn’t good in his line of work. He’s had to fight very hard to control outbursts of rage and sadness over the years. Sometimes... he’s not able to help it.

Increased aggression: One of the major symptoms of nethicite poisoning is increased aggression. This can manifest in a desire to hurt others, to break things and destroy property, or to lash out violently or verbally. Again, Noah has had to discipline himself very well to control his temper and Mist-enhanced desires to become violent outside of a battle setting.

Confusion, decreased clarity/focus, and memory loss: Sometimes Noah becomes disoriented for seemingly no reason. He might forget what he came into a room for, forget the date, repeat himself without realizing it, struggle with basic math for longer than he should, things like that. These little lapses in memory and mental clarity are due to Mist collecting in his brain. As it moves around and the distribution of it in different parts of his brain changes, it affects his cognitive abilities.

{ MAGICAL SYMPTOMS }

For my own personal fictional fantasy worlds that I’ve developed for my novels, the magic of sorcerers, healers, priests, etc. tends to collect in parts of the body that contain the most nerve density. In other words, the most capacity for feeling, pain, and/or pleasure. So, in the brain, the eyes, the mouth, the reproductive organs, and the hands. This is why magical is often given power and direction by speaking certain words, making hand gestures, or by having a direct line of sight between you and your intended target. This could also hold true for Noah, whose eyes are clearly a collection point for Mist within his body based on their orange glow. It makes sense, given the symptoms he suffers from, and... for another unfortunate symptom mentioned briefly above, sterility.

Noah expected himself to be sterile due to his poisoning and so did Amoretta. The fact that he isn’t, or at least that he isn’t completely or all the time, is curious. He may have been completely sterile for a number of years after his initial exposure, the Mist accumulating in his reproductive organs having been the cause. But, over time and as he continues to live with the poisoning like a chronic illness, his body seems to adapt to it in some ways. It is possible that after a while, his body began to regenerate certain capacities like fertility despite his continued poisoned state.

{ REVENANT STATE }

All of the above symptoms are true for living Noah before he dies in any way. After he dies, he will wake up again as a revenant unless his body is irrevocably destroyed via decapitation, bifurcation, or burning. Depending on how intact the body is at the time of death and the level of Mist in the body, a person may rise as if they had never died in the first place... or as a mindless ghoul. In Noah’s case, he died from a blow to the back of his head when Cid threw him against a wall at the Pharos. It likely cracked his skull and caused traumatic brain injuries, resulting in his death. However, his body was almost fully intact, and he has high levels of Mist in his body, so he woke up again pretty much like his normal self. At least... visually...

Technically, Revenant!Noah is a form of undead, meaning that he’s no longer alive in the traditional sense but he’s still walking and talking and living his life. He doesn’t need to eat or drink in this state but he often chooses to simply for pleasure. He also becomes immortal, meaning unless his body is destroyed in on of the manners I mentioned earlier, he will go on living. Well, “living.” This is how he is some 5K+ years old in MCU AUs where he has been alive the entire time Basch and/or Ashelia were in stasis.

{ OTHER NOTES }

Issues with healing magic: My version of Noah cannot successfully magically heal anyone but himself. This is because he is not naturally capable of magic like those of Dynast King lines (Ashe for example), nor has he trained or studied magic to become proficient at it in some way (like Basch). So all of his magical ability stems entirely from the Mist within his body. That is what powers his spells. When he “heals,” he uses Mist to do it. This is okay if the person already has nethicite poisoning, but if they don’t, he actually might do more harm than good by essentially pumping Mist energy into the body of a healthy person. In contrast, if he heals himself magically, all he’s doing is concentrating the Mist that’s already in his body into a certain wounded area. This will cause him fatigue, but it would also help repair his body more quickly, at least in the short term.

Forms of Noah’s magic: My version of Noah manifests his magic mainly through offensive spells in battle, with some defensive and bolstering spells that affect himself. Offensive spells are often meant to cause harm or destruction, and so he doesn’t care that he’s using Mist to cast them. Defensive and bolstering magic, however, would cause harm or illness to someone else if he tried to cast it on them. But for himself, he can throw up shields, enhance his weapons or armor, make himself faster or stronger for a time, or give himself a little boost of energy if he is feeling fatigued.

Hope for recovery or being cured: In my canon for the FFXII world, nethicite poisoning can only be healed by someone whose magic stems from the Occuria. So, one of Dynast lineage like Ashelia could be capable of it if their magic happens to take a healing form and they can become strong enough to completely cure all the poisoning in someone’s body. Ashelia happens to be very innately powerful, even when unpracticed, and her magic naturally does take a healing form (in my canon, at least, because in the game I always made her a healer, heh). She accidentally cured Basch of his nethicite poisoning when she was only ten years old because she’d been so upset at his failing health that her tiny self wished so hard, her magic misfired. She ended up passing out from the effort, but when she woke, Basch was cured. From that moment on, she studied and practiced to perfect the arts of healing. So... in any AU where Noah has access to Ashelia, it would be possible for her to cure him as well. That is not to say that in a modern or MCU AU there isn’t some cutting-edge medical treatment that might be able to also cure him or to minimize his symptoms. I’m willing to leave that open to whatever fudgery might be needed in a given thread. XD

That’s all I can think of right now, but as I detail more, I’ll add to this post! =)

[cloveroctobers]

PRIYA PRASHAD —

IG info/bio : @/misspriprashd | 800k followers | for 2020 standards, I still look amazing 💋!! for business inquires visit: priyaprashadestate.com

29 (30) years old

Born in London, raised in Manchester

Parents are from Bengaluru, India. Mother is a pharmacist while her father is an engineer

Probably has an older brother named Pranav who resides in India with his own family AND he’s a neurosurgeon—leaving Priya to always feel like she’s not good enough or she’s not living up to her parents‘ expectations

She has a good relationship with her brother, more so than with her own father. Pranav never makes her feel like she’s less than and encourages her to always live her life the way she feels is best for her, despite the way their parents feel

Real estate agent, most days she enjoys the job and other days she feels like throwing in the towel. Of course the field is competitive and Priya has no issue taking risks in life and this job is no different

The agency she works for is majority male dominanted and only has about 5 women, including priya that work there. Yet they won’t speak on how the women make—if not the most sales + their pay isn’t equal at all

She was put on leave for speaking up about this to the head agent, and is thinking about starting her own agency because she can do so much better than the shit treatment she’s faced— not only in the work place but also from her family

Lives the life of Luxury, at least that’s what it seems like according to her instagram— with her traveling, which is never truly a vacation since she’s still working to close deals with clients wherever she goes

Feels lonely whenever she goes home. Truly wants somebody to love and for them to do the same in return. Whenever she speaks to her niece and nephew, she aches to start a family

Sure the agency she works for isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, but it gets the bills payed and she’s able to afford nice things. But what else is there? And who can she share it with?

Had a childhood bunny who her father accidentally left out in its cage on their deck one summer when they left for a family weekend trip to london— leaving Priya heartbroken & never wanting a pet ever again

Does the best winged eye-liner, but prefers eyelash extensions over it

Once tried to thread her entire body the night before her prom by herself, resulting into a serve allergic reaction?!!

Used to do henna on the girls in school for a hefty price, convincing most of them it’ll look just like her own, even though her cousins would be the ones to do her henna

Finally met Hannah at Bobby x mc’s wedding & bonded over fragrances, Hannah showed her collection of vintage crystal glasses that held her special floral scents

Priya loves to smell good, like fruit and has over 6 different perfumes that she alternates between but her signature is a roll on oil called p*ssy (if you know, you know)

Loves waterfalls & summer

Favorite colors are orange & yellow

Won second place in a spelling bee but can pretty much spell anything right off the dome, even if she’s tipsy, she rarely fails

She’s 100% Sex posi bby!

Is subscribed to an advice column, when she feels like she’s bothering mc, Chelsea, or Marisol she goes back to the column for help

Aquarius? Or Gemini? Hm.

Update: Aquarius sun + Gemini moon + Leo rising

Bonds with Chelsea quite a bit since they have an artistic eye for open spaces, usually watches house hunters international together when they have sleepovers

Often takes girl trips with both Chelsea & Marisol, those are her girls!

Once dated a millionaire, her mother was pissed when they broke up. She was sure he was going to ask for her daughter’s hand in marriage

Priya would have been too if things were different. If she didn’t have a miscarriage & later finding out that if she wanted to have children, she wouldn’t be able to carry. It wasn’t just about $, the guy generally didn’t care for her either. She was just for show, for fun. Priya was tired of “relationships” like that. She’s experienced it all

Yet she ended up in Cyprus for work, and Felix so happened to be there too. Promoting or whatever it is that he does, and when drinks get going, her alter ego comes out & she’s inviting him back to her air bnb

“You fucking didn’t.” Marisol stated first on the three-way phone call.

Priya hardly ever lied about things she’s done but she wished she would have lied about that. She had the evidence to prove it happened, plus Felix thought it would be cool to post some pics of their Rendezvous, her face wasn’t in it but she knew her body

“Oh my days! How was it babe?!” Chelsea clasped her hands together, genuinely curious, even though she thought Felix was a bit of a knob.

“I think he’s gained some experience since the show.”

“...I’ve threw up in my mouth just a bit there, Priya.” Marisol gags.

Priya still felt the same about Felix. He was just a bit of fun and although it was a little bit hazy, she could remember majority of it. But was she doing to Felix what every guy was doing to her? Everyone deserved love but her head was telling her, he was young and didn’t want what she wanted. She was younger once too and she lived it up

Finds herself reminiscing over Ibrahim, I feel like they’re end game. She talks to him every now and then.

She DOESNT talk to Noah or hope, removed both of them from her life and do not follow them on any of her socials. She’s moving forward

Made a friend in Arjun and her parents automatically believe they’re destined to be and want them to marry, which is laughable since he’s now dating Elijah— although Elijah is not as open about their relationship

Believes she’s more than just a pretty face and hopes someone else can see that too.

Advocate for dark skin south Asian appreciation

Goes to strip clubs, either gender it doesn’t matter

Drives a red car and always keeps it waxed 😉

Has naturally curly hair but likes it straight + no longer using semi-permanent red dye in her hair...baby steps

Has a large stash of jewelry from multiple generations on her mom’s side locked away in a safe

Her favorite dish is Chana masala & tuna tartare

Listens to a lot of Meg the stallion (ah!) , Miraa May, Dounia, Amber Mark, Snoh Aalegra, Alicia Keys, Solange, toro y moi, James Blake, & childish gambino

Crushing on drake (*cue Soulja boy yelling here lmao) , zayn, Dave east & Rihanna!

Her anthem — Qveen Herby, “BDE”

[davisgools]

LOVE ON THE BRAIN

tagging: davis + @giannastone​ when: monday, february 15th where: stone residence notes: this is basically going to be a thread, but i wrote too intricate of a starter for this to not be a self para. i present - davis goolsby finding his heart and performing ‘love on the brain’ by rihanna noah guthrie to get gigi back.

Davis Goolsby was not the type of person that ever grew nervous in situations. He was calm, collected, and most importantly, calculated. However, as his body slid into his expensive SUV and began the short drive to the Stone residence, he could feel nothing but a bundle of nerves attacking his stomach. He didn’t care if people didn’t understand why he was trying to get Gigi back, because it made the most sense to him. Besides, he had already ruined his Valentine’s Day by skipping out on Candyland to discuss a couple things with Gigi’s family, he would be damned if he ruined the rest of his year by letting her slip out of his fingers. So today was made for nothing more than him trying one last time to show Gigi that his life revolved around nothing more than her.

Considering the fact that Davis had bribed Gigi’s family with a five star dinner three towns over (and sending them pictures of his progress) in exchange for the house for the next four hours, he knew that he had plenty of time to get everything set up. It was bad enough that he was skipping his second half of school to prepare for Gigi’s arrival at home, but it was a completely different story once Davis was sprinkling a multitude of red, pink, and white cut out heart shapes from the front door, through the house, and out at the back door. He was going to make damn sure that Gianna Stone couldn’t even formulate the short word of ‘no’ whenever Davis poured his heart and soul (kind of) to her.

By the time Gigi was arriving home and gaining comfort inside of her house, she was being met with sloppily scribbled signs reading ‘leave your coat on’, ‘follow the hearts to get mine’, ‘davis + gigi’. It wasn’t until she was arriving outside that Davis was able to show exactly why he hadn’t been texting her back, nor why he hadn’t been an attendant at the Candyland event the night before. Honestly, Davis’ Valentine’s Day had remained with Gigi being the focal point, but only from a distance. While it wasn’t the most intricate set up (he did only have a couple hours to set up), her back yard was riddled with fairy lights, various heart decorations that Davis had obviously spent time making on his own, and the stupid Ohio snow being it’s own decoration. It wasn’t wooing her on a Goolsby “family” vacation, but it was going to have to work in the short time that he had to plan things. 

“Just give me five minutes,” Davis said from where he was positioned in the middle of the backyard, guitar in hand, and trying his hardest to not find the whole situation to be way too ‘the Notebook’ instead of buying her a simple expensive piece of jewelry to show how sorry he was - he had a pretty shocking necklace in his coat pocket, but he didn’t need all of the dramatics to present the gift to her. Without much else of a waiting period for Gigi to protest or throw a fit, Davis’ began singing the first couple words of the song before he was strumming along on his guitar.

Baby you go me like  What you want from me And I try to buy your pretty love The price to high

It didn’t matter what anyone else thought about his relationship with Gigi. While he knew his limitations whenever it came to the Canary during competition season, the Canaries reign of musical supremacy had come to an end early this year, all thanks to their completely illiterate captain. The Vocal Adrenaline contract that would damn their relationship had come to an end for the competitive year of 2040-2041, so there was nothing wrong with this. They worked. Gigi knew things about Davis that no one else did, and Davis knew a whole helluva lot more about Gigi and where she came from than anyone else. 

Baby you got me like  Love when I fall apart So you can put me together Throw me against the wall

As he continued singing the song and giving it his all, he began taking slower steps to approach Gigi. He wasn’t sure what her reaction was going to be to everything going on. They communicated in the form of music, and while this song wasn’t the most romantic by any means, it told the story of Davis and Gigi. It was perfect in their own toxically good kind of way. It mirrored the same fashion of whenever Gigi had performed the most threatening country song of ‘Before He Cheats’ by Carrie Underwood in the Crawford auditorium with a delightful Canary backup choir after hearing about his private performance lesson with Amber at the beginning of the school year. 

Baby you got me like,  Don't stop loving me Just keep loving me Just start loving me

Once he was in front of her, Davis took a deep breath before he got into the big finish of his own version of a Vocal Valentine. As he sang the lyrics, Davis started circling around Gigi’s body, leaning his back up against the side of her body in a rather dramatic fashion as he sang the words lower and more privately for the two of them. This had to work, right?

Oohh and babe, fist fighting with fire Just to get close to you Can we burn something babe And I drive for miles Just to get a taste

Davis circled back around to be positioned in front of Gigi before he was stopping the playing of his guitar and finishing his serenade with an impressive “must be love on the brain.” As Davis caught his breath and tried to not allow his confidence to falter by any means, he set his guitar down before he was grabbing both of Gigi’s hands and smiling breathlessly at her. “Can we please stop doing this? I miss you, G. I’m sorry I’m late but I had to... well, this took some planning.” With a heavy sigh, Davis locked eyes with her before he was speaking again, “I know I’m not supposed to follow up an apology with a ‘but’. Just... would you be my valentine again?”

[themanicmagician]

Future GO Fic Snippet

Hey Folks~

Since this oneshot is taking a bit longer then I thought, here’s a sneak peak of a pair of scenes (subject to further revisions) to tide you over until its completion. We start out on an angsty note, but I tucked some smut below the cut 😘

~*~

Aziraphale is falling.

That must be what this is. It makes sense. He gave away his divine sword. He fraternized with the enemy instead of smiting him on sight. And, perhaps, his worst transgression of all: he lied to Her.

The humans are long gone, far from the gates of Eden. The serpent slithered after them. Aziraphale had watched him leave, a ribbon of black twisting along the dunes of sand. The angel had intended to follow—just to make sure the snake wasn’t going to stir up any further mischief, that’s all—when he was suddenly struck to the ground by an unimaginable pain.

He fought in the Rebellion, led a platoon of his own. He’s not new to physical pain. He all too clearly recalls when an unholy sword dug into the meat of his thigh, the excruciating torture that was battlefield surgery.  

This is so much worse. His chest is searing, burning, like he’s being carved open. Is that what’s happening? Is God ripping her Grace out of his soul, wresting it back by force? He wants to apologize. To beg for mercy. Anything. But agony clogs his throat, and he writhes in the sand, clawing at his chest, trying to keep himself whole. The pain crests, and he loses all sense of time and space, dumb to anything outside of the hot lashes against his skin.

The sun vanishes and rises four times before the pain finally slopes off, and his mind is his own again. Aziraphale drags himself upright, and hobbles through the eastern gate, into Eden.

God’s despair has soured paradise. The flowers are wilting, foul-smelling clumps. The trees have all shed their leaves, and insects ravage their insides. Aziraphale stumbles to a stop before the nearest pool of water. It hasn’t yet dried up into crusted mud, but it won’t be long, surely.

Aziraphale reluctantly looks down at his reflection.

He staggers back. “Oh, God.” He chokes. His wings are white, pure white, as they’ve always been. He twists every which way, to be sure, and there’s not so much as a lone black feather, no clinging ash or sulfur. He hasn’t Fallen, after all. So then, what—?

With fumbling hands he unknots his robe and steps out of it. The pale flesh of his chest has been carved open with a molten gold, a single word branded across his skin in flowing Enochian:

Liar.

Aziraphale’s heart thumps with fear. She knows. Of course She does. Did he actually think he could get away with it? She’s omnipotent and omnipresent. She gave him the opportunity to redeem himself, to confess that he’d given away Her sword, and he’d lied about it. 

Aziraphale traces a hand around the lettering, and winces at the residual sting. He should be grateful. He could’ve Fallen for his many transgressions. How many had been cast from Heaven by his blade, or on his orders? As demons, would they remember him still? Would they torture him for the eternal damnation he’d sentenced them to? Better to never be among them, to never find out the answer to that question. Things are better like this, certainly. Better to branded (like a beast), than Fall. He is grateful for Her mercy, he thinks, and almost manages to convince himself he believes it.

~*~

After the Ritz, they go back to Crowley’s. It’s Aziraphale’s choice. Once they’re in the Bentley, Crowley begins driving in the direction of the bookshop until Aziraphale, emboldened by his escape from Hell and perhaps three glasses of celebratory champagne too many, places a plump, manicured hand on Crowley’s knee and asks to be taken to Mayfair instead.

Crowley sobers for the lightning-fast drive, and Aziraphale follows suit before long. As lovely as the pleasant fuzz of mild intoxication is, he wants to remember every second of tonight.

The front door of Crowley’s flat is barely shut before the demon presses him up against it. He peppers kisses up Aziraphale’s neck, his jaw, before crashing their mouths together. It’s sloppy and frantic—they can’t get enough of each other. Crowley’s glasses go askew, and he irritatedly rips them off his face. They clatter off to the floor. Aziraphale groans into Crowley’s mouth, and drags his demon closer still.

He can feel Crowley’s need pressing hot and insistent against his thigh.  

“Take me to bed, Crowley.”

Those wonderful amber eyes darken further with lust.

“Yesssss.”

Crowley scoops him up like he’s a damsel on the front cover of a bodice ripper. The romantic gesture steals Aziraphale’s breath, and he huffs incredulous, happy laughs into Crowley’s neck as he’s carried into the bedroom.

After placing Aziraphale reverently upon the bedspread, Crowley attempts to extricate himself from his stylish, too-tight pants.

“Nhrght—stupid—blasted, shitty, nrgah—”

Aziraphale watches him flounder and hop about for a moment, a fond, amused smile on his lips, before he scoots over to the edge of the bed, in front of Crowley.  

“Let me help, darling.”

He finishes unzipping Crowley’s trousers. He hooks his fingers in the belt loops and eases the fabric down, slowly, inch by careful inch.

“Angel,” Crowley whines with barely-leashed impatience.

He’s wearing black briefs beneath. There’s a visible damp spot in the fabric. Aziraphale leans forward and mouths around the obvious bulge, his breath hot and wet. His tongue presses fleetingly against the fabric, tasting. 

Crowley bucks, pressing himself against Aziraphale’s open mouth. “Fuck, angel. What you do to me.”

Then he’s kicking off his pants the rest of the way before tackling Aziraphale onto the bed. Aziraphale rolls his hips, and they both groan as their clothed erections brush together.

“Let me—I want to—”

Crowley’s hands dive beneath Aziraphale’s shirt, stroking his skin, squeezing the rolls of his stomach. They creep upward, closer to the brand.

Aziraphale goes rigid.

“Why do you wear so many blessed layers?” Crowley complains.   

 His hands retreat from Aziraphale’s stomach, but his relief is short-lived, as Crowley’s nimble fingers dart up to unbutton the front of Aziraphale’s dress shirt.

“No!”

Aziraphale clamps his hands around Crowley’s wrists. Crowley stills, one button undone around Aziraphale’s collar. Aziraphale’s heart pounds so loud he’s sure Crowley can hear it.

“Angel?”

“I just—not that. I’m not ready. Yet.”

He never will be, but Crowley doesn’t need to know.

“Alright,” Crowley says, withdrawing.

Aziraphale has fooled around with humans before (rather difficult to go 6,000+ years without being a little curious what all the fuss was about) but that’s all it ever was—fooling around. They were always furtive, illicit fumblings, where both men remained fully clothed, ready to straighten their ties and button their collars at the first sound of an unexpected interruption. He wasn’t thinking—love and lust had clouded his mind—and he’d nearly given away his darkest secret, just like that.

Once he’s calmed, he realizes his panic poisoned his arousal. Moments ago he’d been eager as anything, prepared to hilt himself on Crowley’s cock and ride him with abandon. Now, he just wants to bundle himself up again, and soothe his frayed nerves with a good book. Crowley sits cross-legged on the bed, more than an arm’s-length apart. He’s watching Aziraphale with unveiled concern.

Aziraphale fidgets with the balding velvet of his waistcoat, and bites his lip. “Oh, I’ve gone and ruined it, haven’t I?”

Everything had been going so well.

“No!” Crowley denies, sharply. Quieter, he repeats, “No.”

He extends his arm towards Aziraphale’s, reaching slowly for his hand. Giving him ample time to pull back if he wants. Aziraphale instead meets him halfway, and their fingers thread together. 

“Whatever you want, angel.” Crowley says, his thumb stroking the side of Aziraphale’s hand. “Whatever you need.”

Aziraphale is awash with gratitude—and shame.

“I’m sorry. You’ve waited so long for me to...catch up, so to speak.”

Crowley let slip a low, wounded noise. “Aziraphale, you don’t owe me anything. You’re not obligated to do this—” He gestures to their current half-dressed states. “—if you don’t actually want to.”

Aziraphale clasps Crowley’s hand between both of his, and draws him closer. “No, I swear to you, that’s not it. That’s not what this is about at all.” He pinkens. “I very much want to be with you in the....biblical sense. It’s just…”

Oh, what to say? Not the truth. What good would that do?

“It’s just…?” Crowley prompts him, softly.

Dear, kind, wonderful Crowley. How will he look upon him if he knows what Aziraphale really is? What he’s kept from him for so long, too long?

He casts about for a believable excuse. His hands land upon the slight swell of his belly, and it comes to him.

“I am aware, and there have been comments acknowledging the fact that I am not, erm. In perfect physical condition. That I could stand to, you know.” Aziraphale pats his stomach. Crowley’s expression darkens. “Slim down a tick.”

“Who said?” Crowley growls.

Aziraphale glances away. “No one important.” He lies.

It’s all a load of tosh, for the most part. Yes, Gabriel’s comment about him needing to “lose the gut” had stung. But the Archangels have always found something to nitpick about him and his choices—be it his weight, his hobbies, his miracles. The hurt he felt was more in that he constantly sought their approval, and never managed to earn it. He received acknowledgement and recognition only for those moments he despised; he got an accolade for helping Noah construct the ark, and then slam its doors to a sea of faces.

Aziraphale likes himself, his body. He can change it easily enough, if he really wants to spend the miracle, but he is happy with the image humans have of him, of a silly little bookseller who gives warm hugs. Someone harmless and squishy that you can come to with any problems, and expect a plateful of biscuits, warm tea, and earnest compassion from.

Aziraphale twists the ring on his pinky round and round, praying for Crowley to believe him.

“I still want to do everything—anything—with you. I just need this,” He tugs down his shirt. “To stay on, during. If that’s alright.”

“Of course. If that’s what you need, angel.”

Aziraphale flashes him a grateful smile, and tugs Crowley over to him for a kiss. It’s softer than the kisses they’d exchanged moments ago. There’s nothing sexually charged behind it; rather, it’s just meant as a reassurance, a comfort.   

The brand itches. Guilt pools hot and heavy in Aziraphale’s gut.

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Monsters & Maw Patreon-Exclusive Masterlist

I’ve done these before, but here’s the most up to date list of everything that’s up on my Patreon, 99% of which is not on Tumblr.

Updated 01.10.2019 (UK date format)

Patreon Exclusive Monthly Stories

2018

May – male naga x male reader (Chu’a) (nsfw)

June – male alien x reader (Kirthn’hul/ ‘Kith’) (nsfw)

July – male fairy x male reader (Jinx) (nsfw)

August – cherry blossom dryad x female reader (Cera) (nsfw)

September – male tiger rakshasa x female reader (Bhisaj) (nsfw)

October – male satyr x female reader (Kieran) Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five

October BONUS – Orctoberfest female orc x female reader (Khasha)

November - demon prince x reader (nsfw)

December - female kitsune x female reader (Yuki) (nsfw)

2019

January - male kelpie x female reader (Dolen) (nsfw)

February - male living armour x female reader (Berion) (nsfw)

March - android x reader (Iru) (sfw)

April - non-binary alien x reader (Mith'in) (nsfw)

May - male shark mer x reader (Requius) (nsfw)

June - male naga x male mummy x reader (Vashett & Akah) (nsfw)

July - male naga x female reader (Nila) (sfw)

August - male minotaur x female reader (Will - *Starfall Springs*)

September - non-binary demon x reader (Ilya, *Starfall Springs*) (nsfw)

Weekly Episodes of Embers, a dragon shifter romance (x reader)

One, Two , Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine,

Orctober specials 2019 - using the Inktober 'official' prompts

1. 'Ring' - male orc (Liam) x plus size female reader (very light nsfw)

Giveaway drabbles *New Category*

#1 - male orc x f/nb reader (domestic, nsfw fluff)

#2 - Male naga x female reader (sfw)

#3 - Storniel x Rashel x reader (nsfw)

#4 - male hellhound x reader (sfw)

#5 - Astriah (arachne) x male reader (nsfw)

#6  - male reader x male centaur (light nsfw)

#7  - female reader x male gnoll  (sfw)

#8 - male shadowborne fae x female reader (nsfw)

#9 - male mershark x female reader (nsfw)  

#10 - female banshee x male orc (nsfw)

#11  - male mothman x male reader (sfw and fluffy)

#12 -  genderfluid demon x reader (hurt/comfort nsfw)

Twelve Days of Monstermas Special Series!

Day One: (male reindeer cervitaur x reader - NSFW)

Day Two (female gargoyle x male reader - NSFW)

Day Three (trans female tiefling x female reader - NSFW)

Day Four (male alien x reader - NSFW)

Day Five (male octomer x reader - NSFW)

Day Six (female demon x male reader - NSFW)

Day Seven (male orc x male reader - NSFW)

Day Eight (male minotaur x female character - SFW)  

Day Nine (female rakshasi x reader - SFW)

Day Ten (non binary avian x reader - NSFW)

Day Eleven (female banshee x reader - SFW)

Day Twelve (male yeti x female reader - NSFW)

Commissions *New Category* (also posted to Tumblr)

Female space pirate captain x buff female reader (nsfw)

Male minotaur (Axel) x female reader (sfw)

Prince of the Court of Night (Naeryn) x female reader (nsfw)

Prince of the Court of Night (Naeryn) x female reader - Part Two (nsfw)

Male shadowborne warrior (Shaer) x female reader (nsfw)

Male reptilian fae (Adan) x female reader (nsfw)

Starfall Springs *New Category*

Introductory post with logo art

Preliminary map of Starfall Springs

Early list of characters so far...

Centaur farmer concept art and info (Jaime)

Orc blacksmith concept art and info (Dhurak)

Skeletal lich mage concept art and info (Rhae)

Woodcutter and carpenter minotaur concept art and info (Will)

Tiefling innkeeper concept art and info (Killygren)

Story #1 Dhurak (male orc x reader, sfw)

Story #2 Killygren (male tiefling x male reader, nsfw)

Story #3 Noah (male orc x reader, nsfw)

Male vampire & male kelpie best friends (sfw fluffy)

Fae Realm *New Category*

Jaerhin - Prince of the Court of Fire aesthetic and info

Inikeira - Princess of the Court of Air aesthetic and info

'Poster boy' for the Fae Realm doodle

Fae Courts - 'wiki' style info post

Ystlynn - younger son of the Court of Spring, aesthetic and info

Cirdan - Prince of the Court of Winter, drawing and Fae Realm info

Fae seer/priest aesthetic, ideas, and fae world concepts  

Concept art and drawings

Volcanic elemental drawing

Half orc cinnamon roll (Tuk)

Hades on his way back from the baths...

'Creepy' kelpie (Dolen) doodle

Claude - Belgian draft centaur boy

Náin (or Nathan) Cadash - dwarven Inquisitor

Deor - Legolas' fictional son

Eldarion drawings and info

Eldarion and Deor

Pensive Hades

Finnok the goblin sketch and story concept

Dullahan sticker

'Really?' Persephone pins a flower in Hades' hair

Persephone playing 'fetch' with Cerberus

Persephone doodle

Hades portrait

Hades studies

Hades doodle + ramblings

Bashir - lich boy

Luai - demon guardian

Mauhir - male uruk hai concept drawing

Laughing triton drawing - different style

Female tiefling

Faun drawing

Storniel - male antlered reaper demon from November's story

Male satyr - Kieran

Male satyr - Kieran (Inktober drawing)

Fen’an – non-binary desire demon/incubus (to be renamed...)

Gawain – faun boy

Effie – female moth monster

Japanese-inspired shadow demon

Lokh – male living wraith

Male cervitaur (deer centaur) + bonus story snippet

Male mutant (nsfw)

Kith – alien from June’s story

Laughing triton

Character Profiles and story concepts

Blind Seelie Prince aesthetic and long, multi-part story plan

Female undead house of horrors actress - aesthetic and story plan

Male police centaur - Josh

Female orc - Amber

Modern day police minotaur - Soli

Fenan, duskan elf - massive character bio, background, and story plan

Female zebra warrior centaur

Genderfluid näcken -  Ealjá

Spooky haunted locket

Black fox kitsune - Garrett

Symbiote aesthetic

Minotaur ‘lord of the manor’ - Edmund

Male mutant aesthetic and story concept

Hydra girlfriend aesthetic

Winter and Violet's aesthetic (characters from gnoll boy Brenn’s story)

Ice fae/demon aesthetic

Centipede alien aesthetic (nsfw + oviposition!)

Male mummy x reader (sfw) extract and aesthetic)

Male kitsune aesthetic and info

Android/human hybrid (Calum Fairburn) aesthetic and background

Necromancer lich

Modern witch aesthetic (Phia from orc boy Lasca’s story)

Selkie boyfriend aesthetic

Male tiefling doctor and story notes (long)

Ghosti’s extensive headcanons on fairies…

Jackal-headed/'Anubis' monster aesthetic and ideas

Whale shark girlfriend aesthetic (Rhinca) and story notes

Female eldritch horror aesthetic

Big modern orc boy aesthetic and ideas

Patreon Exclusives

New series, premiering in June - Hunter's Choice - a mlm vampire x hunter action adventure story!

Non-binary trickster spirit (Locke) x reader Part One (sfw) Part Two (nsfw)

Male goblin x female reader (Valentine's special)

Male wraith x reader Part One (sfw) (Lokh) Part Two (sfw)

Male mutant x male reader Part One (sfw) Part Two (sfw)

Male vampire x trans male reader (sfw) long WIP extract

Prince and his bodyguard (sfw) (mlm; long, non-terato story extract)

Writer's Corner - Blog posts on Creativity

Writer's Corner #1 on Writer's Block

Writer's Corner #2 on 5 types of writer and their quirky habits

Novels: ‘Weaver of Threads’, ‘Riftgard’, and other extracts

Weaver of Threads - extract, in which Tomas and Kai discuss soul-bonding

Riftgard Chapter One (full!)

Weaver of Threads – Chapter One (extract) + aesthetic

Weaver of Threads - General Magic 'wiki' style information post *story-spoiler-free*

Weaver of Threads - Schools of Magic 'wiki' style information post *story-spoiler-free*

Weaver of Threads – World Map

Weaver of Threads - Map of Varden City

Weaver of Threads - Schematic of the Black Citadel

Leirym (prologue)

Other (including video content!)

Tour of the Workshop with Ghosti - Video!

Ghosti answers your questions in a video!

Japanese metalwork blog - making and carving a tsuba

Metalwork update – ginkgo tsuba

A glimpse into the workshop and command central!

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